Question

Convert 9.25 x 10^5 Hs into ns.

a) 9.25 x 10^5 ns
b) 92,500 ns
c) 925,000 ns
d) 9.25 x 10^11 ns

Answer 1

To convert 9.25 x 10^5 Hectoseconds to nanoseconds, multiply by 10^2 to get seconds and then multiply by 10^9 to convert to nanoseconds, resulting in 9.25 x 10^16 ns. The correct answer is not among the options provided.

Step-by-step explanation:

To convert 9.25 x 105 Hectoseconds (Hs) into nanoseconds (ns), we must first understand the prefixes involved. One hectosecond (Hs) is equal to 102 seconds since 'hecto-' indicates a factor of 100. Nanoseconds (ns) are one billionth of a second, where 'nano-' indicates a factor of 10-9. Therefore, to convert from Hs to ns, the following conversion must be made:

• First convert Hs to seconds: 9.25 x 105 Hs x 102 = 9.25 x 107 seconds.
• Next, convert seconds to ns: 9.25 x 107 seconds x 109 ns/second = 9.25 x 1016 ns.

This number can also be written in scientific notation as 9.25 x 1016 ns.

The correct answer is not listed in the original options, suggesting a possible error in the question. The correct conversion of 9.25 x 105 Hs to ns is 9.25 x 1016 ns, which is not one of the provided answers.